Thursday, August 1, 2024

Intuition

 


Sometimes, you need to embrace the silence before you can find your voice.

Saturday, May 25, 2024

Name




Identity
History
Family

Self —

What is in my name
Besides exactly who I am?

What is in a name
The one on paper
Then the one I choose
When I go on stage;

The one he whispers
In my ear,
Then screamed  
As he came.

I am all of the above.

What is in a name 
When you marry and take his?

No longer mine,
Mine still —

What I replace,
The future I gain,

No longer mine,
No longer yours,

But ours. 



Saturday, May 18, 2024

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

When the writing works out



All I have to do is show up,
Gain momentum;
Give you one last rep,

Another verse
To finish this poem.

I have always dreaded 
Doing the plank,
Now I can hold it
For a full minute,
Without tearing up.

Lift me up

Talent is not enough

Writing is a muscle,
I had become rusty —
Now planning my sessions in

The more I work out
The more I want to write.

Create,
Train hard

The benefits of a sweat
Back to the pleasure 
of my pen,

I am looking forward
To my best poem yet.


Raw sensitivity

 


I eat my feelings
Medium rare.

Hot as Ice



Hot like fire,
Cold as ice

If stares could kill
My feelings would freeze.

He ignites
Light in my eyes,
Sends shiver
Down my spine.

I jump in the shower,
Burn with vigour
To cool my temper.

Extremes,
I am always at extremes,

It is either, or

I gauge for
Equilibrium.





In your power 2.0

 


When things are out of your control,
Control yourself.


Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Breadcrumbs





A placeholder ring
Temporary meaning
I vow in-between.

Hold my spot
Til better comes along

Who is going to tie the knot.

A lady in waiting,
Eternity does not come easily
Or swiftly.

One who seeks a definite answer
Needs patience indefinitely.

Does Mr. Right
Promise all the right things
Right now,
Enough to keep me hungry?

A short-term solution
When I dream of a 
Permanent situation

A preview of what is real
All I see
Is intention to commit,

When does forever start
If not today? 


Wednesday, March 27, 2024

I will

 

A dream come true is not necessarily a reality that lasts.